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The nation’s current classification
of ‘classical arts’ including
Mohiniattam, Bharata Natyam,
Kuchipudi and Odissi dance forms,
and Carnatic music
are essentially modern performing
arts drawn out from the defunct ritual
arts of Hindu temples.
Source: Kiran Kumar
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